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DISPOSAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL WASTES <br />SAN JOAQUIN GENERAL HOSPITAL LABORATORY <br />I. Contaminated culture specimens and media <br />1. Place all material for disposal in autoclavable bags in containers <br />,marked CONTAMINATED MATERIAL. <br />2. Late dishwasher will pick up container, tie the bags, and load <br />material into autoclave. EXCEPTION: All material from the <br />mycobacterium laboratory including the waste paper basket will <br />be taken to autoclave by Tech. who is already masked and gowned. <br />3. All material will be autoclaved 15 minutes, 15 lb. pressure. at <br />121 OC. MycobacteTiOlOgy laboratory material will be autoclaved <br />for 45 minutes. Indicator tags will be placed on all bags to <br />insi=e that naterial is decontminated. <br />4. All -fungus cultures are placed in a metal can marked "FUNGUS CULTURE" <br />These are autoclaved as above on 3 different days to insure decon- <br />tamination. The material is discarded into the garbage disposal and <br />the tubes washed for reuse. <br />S. All material from Step 4 that is disposable is to be placed in a <br />paper Ecolo bag. These will line the red garbage cans used for <br />laboratory waste. When full the bags will be stapled shut and the <br />can removed to a sanitary landfill disposal site and dumped. <br />II. Blood specimens for Discard <br />1. These will be placed in waxed cartons in the laboratory department. <br />2. The laboratory dishwashers will pick up all cartons, cover and auto- <br />clave in an autoclavable bag as for culture specimens. <br />3. Discard will be as for culture specimens in the red garbage cans. <br />III. Needles and Syringes <br />1. The veedles And syringes vill be destroyed -after use in a ED Destruclip. <br />2. They will be placed in a puncture proof container and autoclaved as for <br />culture specimens. <br />3. Discard will be as for culture specimens in the Red Garbage Cans. <br />IV. All specimens from the Tissue Room will be cremated as usual. <br />Revised 2/11/76 <br />Reviewed <br />